M ShastaA Reprieve — Can I Find Some Joy Again?In part I of this tale, (On Death Row Without a Date) a doctor says my condition has a five year 78% all cause mortality rate. Crushing…Jun 4Jun 4
M ShastaGigis — Hiding out in ModernityIn a little Northern CA town tucked away behind a non-descript exterior is a place out of the 60’s. Gigi is a 80 year old guy whose son…Nov 8, 2023Nov 8, 2023
M ShastaOn Death Row without a Date“You didn’t do anything wrong”, he said. I looked back quizzically. And, he repeated again, “You didn’t do anything wrong!”. This is not…Oct 28, 2023Oct 28, 2023
M ShastaAlcohol Effect on Stress, Sleep, and Body BatteryThis is a short 2 minute update on previous posts about using a Garmin smartwatch to measure stress and sleep body metrics. The first post…Jun 27, 2023Jun 27, 2023
M ShastaGarmin Connect Body Battery MetricIn a previous article I wrote about the stress value Garmin software computes using HRV (heart rate variability) from a Garmin smartwatch…Jun 20, 2023Jun 20, 2023
M ShastaUsing a Garmin Watch — What to Make of the Stress Data it Records?My Vivoactive 4S is a little less than four months old today. Whoop-tee-do you might say. Me too -sort of.Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
M ShastaBOA Warranty and Replacement GuideDo your cycling, golf, snowboard boots, or running shoes have the BOA lacing system? This system has become ubiquitous for shoes and boots…Sep 25, 2022Sep 25, 2022
M ShastaHow To Get a Good Nights SleepWhat is sleeping to you? Seems so freakin’ simple — right? Sleep is sleep. Is it though?Mar 21, 2022Mar 21, 2022
M ShastaSars-Cov2 Blues and Random MusingsIt is hard these days to feel a kinship with people who only seem to care about their tribe. In a way tribalism has permeated all of us…Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020
